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South Leads Country in Number of Poor Students in Public Schools
ATLANTA The South is headed for an economic crisis if states don’t begin investing more to help poor children succeed in school, according to a new report released this week.
October 30, 2007
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Mexican School for Down Syndrome Art Gains International Acclaim
MEXICO CITY The art students in white smocks bend over detailed engravings and squint at their canvases amid rows of easels. Their paintings many of which recall the work of expressionist masters now tour museums in the U.S. and Europe, impressing connoisseurs of fine art.
October 30, 2007
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University of St. Thomas Investigating Hate Crime
ST. PAUL, Minn. School officials were investigating after a hate crime was reported on the campus of the University of St. Thomas.
October 30, 2007
STEM
19 Public University Systems Commit To Closing Achievement Gap
African-American college students earn bachelor’s degrees at nearly half the rate – Hispanic students are nearly worse at less than a third – than white students. Low-income students get their undergraduate degrees at one-eighth the rate of economically more advantaged students. Now, nineteen public higher education systems across the country have banded together to try to reverse these trends.
October 30, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Study: Minority Faculty Severely Underrepresented in Top 100 STEM Departments
U.S. policymakers need to step in with policies that help boost the number of tenured and tenure-track minority faculty members in science and engineering fields, if the United States is to remain competitive on global scale in these areas, argued a group of minority scholars at a press conference on Capital Hill.
October 30, 2007
Students
New Choice Requirement On Student Loans May Break Near-monopoly Lenders Have at 55 Schools
Colleges and universities, including minority-serving institutions, will have to include at least three different funding sources on any “preferred lender list” they give to prospective student borrowers, the Department of Education says.
October 30, 2007
Sports
Student Graduation Rate at the University of Arizona Falls Lower
TUCSON Ariz. A new report shows 63 percent of the University of Arizona student-athletes who enrolled in the 2000-01 school year graduated within six years.
October 30, 2007
Students
University of Delaware Accused of Indoctrinating Students
DOVER Del. The University of Delaware has come under fire by a civil rights group that claims the school is trying to force dormitory residents to adopt university-approved ideologies on moral and social issues.
October 30, 2007
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Pennsylvania Private College Promises Tuition-free Fifth Year
HUNTINGDON, Pa. A private liberal-arts college is embarking on an unusual promotion to recruit prospective students and dissuade them from choosing public universities buy four years and get the fifth, if needed, tuition-free.
October 30, 2007
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Survey: U.S. Back on Top in Economic Competitiveness Ranking
GENEVA The United States has regained its status as the world’s most competitive economy thanks to strong innovation and excellent universities, according to a survey released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum.
October 30, 2007
Students
Wittenberg University Students Get Text Alert of Gunman on Campus
SPRINGFIELD Ohio Reports of a gunman entering a residence hall prompted Wittenberg University to text-message students with a security alert but it turned out to be a prank.
October 30, 2007
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After Lawmakers Balk, UW-La Crosse Backs Off Its Diversity Plan
MADISON Wis. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is backing off a controversial plan to increase diversity and financial aid by raising all students’ tuition, the school’s chancellor said Tuesday.
October 30, 2007
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Leadership & Policy
Iowa Regent Wants to Limit Corporate Names on Campus
IOWA CITY Iowa The president pro tem of the Iowa Board of Regents wants to limit the use of corporate names on university buildings.
October 30, 2007
Students
Two Former Montana State U Graduate Students Receive Fulbright Scholarships
BOZEMAN Mont. Two recent graduate students at Montana State University have received Fulbright Scholarships, the school said.
October 30, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Castleton State to Seek $25 Million in Building Projects
CASTLETON Vt. Castleton State College will get $25.7 million in improvements, including an enhanced campus center, new athletic complex and significant renovations to its gymnasium.
October 30, 2007
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Longtime President of Rhode Island College to Retire
PROVIDENCE R.I. The longest-serving president of Rhode Island College is retiring.
October 30, 2007
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Dickinson State President Search Narrowed
DICKINSON N.D. A Dickinson State University search committee has narrowed to six the number of candidates for the school’s presidency.
October 30, 2007
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Dickinson State President Search Narrowed
DICKINSON N.D. A Dickinson State University search committee has narrowed to six the number of candidates for the school’s presidency.
October 30, 2007
The Search Committee Handbook
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